document.write( "Question 792950: Can you please help me with this question ? : A boat travels at a speed of 20km/hr in still water. It travels 48 km upstream and then returns to the starting point in a total of 5 hours. Find the speed of the current in km/hr.
\n" ); document.write( "I tried doing it and formed an equation 48km/20-x +48/20+x = 5hours
\n" ); document.write( "I solved this and got that the speed of the current is 16km/hr. Is this right?
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Let the speed of the current be x km/hr.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So speed of the boat relative to the current while going upstream = (20-x) km/hr.
\n" ); document.write( "Speed of the boat relative to the current while going downstream = (20+x) km/hr.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Time for going upstream = 48/(20-x) hr.
\n" ); document.write( "Time for going downstream = 48/(20+x) hr.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total time taken is: 48/(20-x) + 48/(20+x) = 5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve the above equation for x and get the answer.\r
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